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Course Contents »... »Week 5 A light bulb in a circuit 1 O Timer Notes Evaluate

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Question

Course Contents »... »Week 5 A light bulb in a circuit 1 O Timer Notes Evaluate Consider the following circuit with a capacitor, a battery and a light bulb What do you expect to happen to the light bulb immediately after the circuit is connected if the capacitor is initially uncharged o The light bulb will turn on and then turn off immediately e light bulb will turn on and gradually get dimmer until it turns off The light bulb will turn on and stay on Submit Answer Incorrect. Tries 1/2 Previous Tries

Explanation / Answer

The light bulb will turn on and gradually get dimmer until it turns off because as the capacitor gets charged in the circuit, the current goes down.